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Address: 408 Gravatt Drive, Berkeley

Asking price: $2.495 million

Description: Recently completed by J.G. Espinoza-Francisco Group Design and Construction, this four-bedroom contemporary offers curvilinear details, sweeping views and energy-efficient innovations. The kitchen hosts concrete slab counters, custom cabinets and a six-burner range with griddle. Several rooms open to the level, landscaped backyard; and the home offers multiple balconies as well. Turkish travertine and Brazilian cherry line the floors, and the home includes stylized sconces and illuminated art alcoves. In addition to radiant heating, a solar water heater and low-energy windows, the home also includes solar tubes, which transfer sunlight from the exterior to inside the home.